For centuries, visitors and tourists have flocked to the streets and Venice's most famous landmark- St. Mark's Square- to enjoy its Carnival. A more select audience will participate in the sumptuous masquerade balls, including the most famous of them all, Il Ballo del Doge, reliving the ...

   Christmas in Spilimbergo (known as the "Mosaic City") in Italy's Friuli region offers something beyond the small stands that fill the streets and the quaint souvenirs and kiosks. From November 29, 2019, until December 24 this quaint little town offers a truly magical holiday experience for visitors of ...

   The time has come for the already magical city of Perugia to celebrate the magnificent Christmas Season. The Umbrian capital offers a unique Christmas atmosphere with its holiday lights, markets and ice rink. What's different about the Perugia Christmas market compared to all the other markets ...

   From the 16th of November to the 26th of December, the biggest Christmas market in central Italy is back! The city's central Piazza Grande will be transformed into the "Tyrolese Village" of Arezzo.©facebook.com/mercatinidinatalearezzo/Numerous attractions and events will transform Arezzo into a Christmas wonderland for more than a month. At ...

   In Italy, when we think about autumn, we imagine the leaves falling, trees which are tinged with red and yellow, the season of mushroom picking and of course, the famous chestnut festival in Combai. In the province of Treviso, among the beautiful hills of Prosecco, autumn is synonymous ...

Have you ever wondered what there was to see in Syracuse? If you have already decided to visit Sicily, you can't miss the ancient Greek civilizations of Agrigento, Selinunte, Segesta and Syracuse. Let's take a few minutes to think back to our childhood when we ...

At the most extreme point of northeastern Italy, embraced by the northern waves of a very clear Adriatic Sea, lies a town of unspeakable beauty: Muggia. The Carnival celebration has been  deeply-rooted, highly emotional and felt by its population (me included) for centuries. An artistic ...

The Devil of Tufara is a zoomorphic mask that comes to life on the last day of Carnival in the narrow streets of this small town. He charges, jumps and dances through the streets with his unbridled acrobatics. Passed down through the centuries, he has ...

Perhaps the people of Catania are exaggerating a bit when they say this is the "second biggest religious festival in the world". Well, maybe we are not quite at a planetary level, but the feast of St. Agatha (video here) is a show that goes on ...

Just like Central Park's ice skating rink in New York, Milan proves that twirling around on ice always makes it feel more like the Holidays. It's even more fun knowing that it's only temporary! For the third consecutive year, the Gae Aulenti on Ice skating rink is back ...